Counsellor profile
Bethany Sharpe, BACP
Counsellor - Grief and relationships
See online counselling options- Client-Centred Therapy
- Self esteem and mood
- Communication issues
About Bethany
Counsellor and BACP member Bethany Sharpe has three years' experience working with grief, intimacy-related issues, low self-esteem, depression and coping with life changes. She offers one-to-one counselling in the United Kingdom and works with a broad range of concerns that can affect day-to-day life.
Bethany uses a client-centred approach. She listens without judgement and encourages people to talk at a pace they find comfortable. Sessions focus on what matters to the person sitting in the room, such as relationships, mood, or adapting to change.
Her background includes three years providing support for issues including attachment, body image, communication problems and separation. She also works with eating and food-related concerns, guilt and shame, and feelings of isolation or loneliness. This experience shapes how she helps people manage difficult emotions and life transitions.
Bethany draws on the person-centred model while also using ideas from other approaches when they suit a client's needs. That can mean opening up different ways of looking at a problem, and trying simple techniques to make thoughts and feelings easier to talk about.
Sessions aim to be practical and straightforward. People can expect focused conversation about the problems they bring, and help to clarify next steps. To begin, readers are invited to follow the service's online process to match with Bethany and schedule a first session.
Client-Centred work and online counselling
Client-centred therapy focuses on listening to the person's account and reflecting it back. The counsellor offers empathy and genuineness while the person leads the topics. This approach is often used for relationship issues, low self-esteem, grief and coping with life changes.Bethany may also bring in techniques from other approaches when they help make a problem clearer or easier to talk about. Those additions are chosen together with the client, based on what feels useful and realistic for their situation.
Finding the right way of working is part of the process. Bethany will discuss goals and preferences at the start and adjust the approach as sessions continue. The emphasis is on collaboration so the person can decide which methods feel most helpful.
Please confirm the current session options before booking, as the original biography does not list specific formats. Many people find online counselling helps fit sessions into everyday life, for example by cutting travel time, making it easier to have a shorter check-in between commitments, or allowing sessions without needing to be on camera. Registered or accredited professionals can explain which options they offer when you arrange the first meeting.
Areas of expertise
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
3+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with grief, intimacy-related issues, self esteem, depression and coping with life changes, plus related concerns such as attachment, body image and social anxiety.
What is her therapeutic style?
Her primary approach is client-centred therapy, which emphasises listening and responding to the person's experience. She may also draw on other techniques when they suit the client's needs.
How much experience does she have?
Bethany has three years' experience working with a range of emotional and mental health concerns in the United Kingdom.
What professional membership does she hold and where does she work?
She is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP, and practices in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients book with her?
She is not currently accepting international clients.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I arrange a first session?
Use the See online counselling options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and then schedule a first session.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A membership or registration can be checked on the professional body's own register.
Online counselling is not emergency care. In an emergency call 999, or see the help numbers.